Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 91: Shu Family Castle. (Third update!)

Zheng Que listened quietly. The information Li Lian said was very general, but it was only the information fee of one spirit stone after all. He did not expect the other party to really tell him all the skills, techniques, ghost servants' cultivation and quality.

Seeing that the other party had told him everything he knew, Zheng Que did not hesitate and immediately took out a spirit stone and handed it over.

Li Lian took the spirit stone and left with satisfaction, seemingly on his way to find the next target from which he could earn information fees...

Watching the other party go away, Zheng Que stood alone at the stern of the Dharma boat, overlooking the vast mountains and forests passing by below, thinking quietly.

Although his current cultivation level is not as good as that of the Jia brothers and sisters, his ghost servant is powerful!

Among the twenty or so people on this mission, there should be no one more powerful than his ghost servant.

Now that I have come across this opportunity in Shujiabao, it would be best to go and look for it.

His doom will come soon, and before that, he cannot miss any opportunity to improve his strength.

In addition, no one knows what happened in Taiping County. After the mission is completed, it is best not to return to the city, but to observe outside the city for a while...

Thinking of this, Zheng Que turned and walked into the cabin.

The Dharma Boat should be specially designed for large groups of people to travel. Inside is a narrow corridor with quiet rooms on both sides.

Zheng Que casually pushed open a door and walked in. The room was not big, and the only furnishing was a half-worn futon. But after closing the door, it was very quiet, as if it was designed with sound insulation.

He looked around and found nothing wrong, so he sat down cross-legged on the cushion, opened his storage bag, took out the medicine book he bought at the pharmacy, and started reading.

This book records the names, efficacy, characteristics, etc. of various spiritual plants and medicinal herbs.

Zheng Que was reading very seriously, and the sound of pages turning could be heard from time to time in the quiet room.

Time passed slowly, and when he turned to a certain page, he couldn't help but stop. This page was a picture of a tuberous spiritual plant. The appearance of this medicinal material was similar to that of ordinary ginseng, with many medicinal roots scattered on the main root.

The text description next to the picture clearly states that this is a natural treasure called [Red Sun Ginseng]. It grows in extremely yin places, but its medicinal properties are to dispel yin and replenish yang. It can increase the speed of cultivation of cultivators, stabilize the soul, and also has a certain restraining effect on some weak ghosts.

This natural treasure can be taken directly and is also the main ingredient of the [Qingling Pill].

【Qingling Pill】can improve the aptitude for cultivation.

Zheng Que looked at the description of [Red Sun Ginseng] and his heart suddenly warmed up. His great medicine was exactly the same as the description above!
That great medicinal plant wasn't just some simple spiritual plant, but a natural treasure?!
Thinking of this, Zheng Que quickly calmed down. He had only taken the medicinal roots of that big medicinal plant, and the main trunk of the medicinal material had not been touched.

Now that this natural treasure can be used to refine elixirs that can improve one's cultivation aptitude, it would definitely be better to refine it into elixirs!
The mayor's ancestor, the alchemist named Xu Baiyan, kept this rare treasure in the underground secret room after obtaining it, most likely because he wanted to make it into medicine.

However, I don’t know what happened to the other party later...

Just as he was thinking this, the Dharma Boat suddenly shook and began to descend.

Zheng Que came to his senses, put away the medicine book, got up and went out to check the situation.

When he came out of the cabin, he saw that the Dharma boat had landed on a river beach.

This river beach is covered with red stones, which make the water flow look a little crimson. The grass and trees are sparse in the distance and near, and the soil under the stones is stained with a rusty color.

At this time, the shadow of the sun was lengthening. Although it was past noon, the sunlight was still quite strong, shining brightly on the red river beach, reflecting a shimmering crimson.

A thick fog lingered in the direction of the Dharma Boat's bow, like a cocoon. Although not far away, it was impossible to see what was inside. Zheng Que looked around and saw the Jia siblings standing at the front of the deck. At this time, the other cultivators, sensing the Dharma Boat's descent, also emerged from the cabin.

After waiting for a while, seeing that everyone had gathered, Jia Bin immediately said, "This is Red Rock Beach, and ahead is Shu Family Fort. The Dharma Boat cannot pass through, so we have to walk there."

As he spoke, Jia Bin took the lead and walked down the Dharma Boat.

Seeing this, the others immediately followed. After the last cultivator got off the magic boat, Jia Bin cast a spell and the magic boat immediately shrank rapidly, turning into an inch-long wooden boat. Jia Bin put it away and immediately walked into the fog ahead.

The entire team started moving, heading towards the fog.

Step, step, step...

The chaotic sound of footsteps echoed on the riverbank, making it seem particularly deserted.

Soon, they entered the fog, and the temperature around them dropped a lot. The fog was very gloomy, and frost flowers could be seen on the stones on the ground from time to time.

As the fog lingered, everyone's vision suddenly decreased. Even if they activated the [Spiritual Vision Technique], they could not see very far.

Seeing this, Jia Bin and Jia Miaoniang immediately summoned their ghost servants.

Jia Bin's ghost servant is an eight-foot-tall, fat and strong armored soldier holding a spear; Jia Miaoniang's ghost servant is a burnt corpse with its body as charred as charcoal. Its appearance is blurred and its original appearance cannot be seen at all. Sparks burst out of its body from time to time.

Other monks who practiced the art of "controlling ghosts" also summoned their own ghost servants.

Several monks, who were cold all over and had corpse-like auras, took out various coffins from their storage bags. After the coffin lids were opened, corpse puppets walked out one after another.

Li Lian also summoned his ghost servant. His ghost servant looked very familiar. It was the same woodcutter ghost from last time.

At one time, more than twenty monks were summoning ghosts and driving corpses in the fog, which was already filled with yin energy. Suddenly, the yin energy became even stronger. With gusts of gloomy wind and clouds and fog, visibility dropped further.

Only Zheng Que and the monk wearing a conical hat and concealing his aura did not make any movement. There was nothing around them. They neither summoned ghost servants nor corpse puppets.

At this time, Li Lian glanced at Zheng Que and immediately asked, "Fellow Daoist Zheng, where is your ghost servant?"

Zheng Que's face froze. He now had three ghost servants, Qingli, Kulan and Niannu.

However, Qingli snatched Jia Miaoniang's ghost servant and beat the Jia brothers and sisters.

Nian Nu is the ghost servant that Qingli snatched away.

As for Ku Lan, she snatched Li Lian'an's ghost servant and soul-nourishing bag.

Moreover, the ghost servant that Ku Lan had snatched was sold by him at a very low price...

Thinking of this, Zheng Que pretended to be calm and replied, "No rush, we haven't reached Shujiabao yet."

"I'll summon the ghost servant when we get to Shujia Fort."

"By the way, Fellow Daoist Li, there's no need to follow me all the time. I want to act alone."

(End of this chapter)